Tarik Glenn

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Tarik Glenn
Date of birth May 25, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth Flag of United States Cleveland, OH
Position(s) Left tackle
College California
NFL Draft 1997 / Round 1/ Pick 17
Pro Bowls 2005, 2007
Statistics
Team(s)
1997-present Indianapolis Colts

Tarik Glenn (born May 25, 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football offensive tackle playing for the Indianapolis Colts. Glenn performed as two-way lineman at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California.

He attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter. He started his career at defensive tackle before moving to offensive tackle in his junior year. He was selected with the Colts' first pick (#19 overall) in the 1997 NFL Draft. He has started all 16 games in seven of his eight pro seasons, and only missed six games in 2003 with a knee injury. He made his first Pro Bowl appearance in 2005. The NFL told Glenn that he would also appear in the 2006 Pro Bowl, however they later informed him that he did not receive enough votes and that he would be an alternate. Glenn did end up participating in the 2006 Pro Bowl replacing the injured Willie Roaf. Tony Dungy, who generally backs the NFL, verbally stated that he was disappointed with the way in which the NFL handled this particular situation.

Glenn has been an often forgotton reason for the Colts offensive success, along with the rest of the offensive line. The Colts line has allowed either the fewest sacks or tied for allowing the fewest sacks in the past few seasons.

He completed his BA degree in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley in 1999.